công lợi
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ləːj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ləːj˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ləːj˨˩˨]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 公 (“public; communal”) and 利 (“profit; interest”).
Noun
- the public good; the common good; the public interest
- Synonym: công ích
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 功利, composed of 功 (“accomplishment”) and 利 (“profit; interest”).